Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 105, Part 5. (First Update!)

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yiyang fell silent.

He never expected that this fellow Daoist Li would have the nerve to bring up this matter!
But the situation was critical, and he had no time to worry about such a trivial matter. He immediately said, "This is a 'strange' case from the 'Tongue-Pulling Prison'."

"What we just encountered should be something that actually happened in Shujiabao."

"The blurry figure on the high platform claims to be the head of the Shu family, but he may not be the real head."

"Whether we agreed or refused to serve the family, they will find a reason to take us into their banner..."

"However, the blurry figure was empty-handed; there was no banner in its hands at all!"

"This means that something must have happened back then, which led to the fact that this so-called head of the family ultimately failed!"

"And even that banner is gone!"

"Therefore, the best course of action for us now is for one of us to find an opportunity to escape and search for clues and gather information in the surrounding houses, while the person with the identity of a member of the Shu family should try to stall the blurry figure on the high platform as much as possible."

"Once the person who escaped finds enough clues and figures out exactly what happened back then, they can use the people who are members of the Shu family to reconstruct what happened and launch a counterattack against that so-called family head!"

"This is how you use the rules within the 'strange' to defeat the 'strange'!"

After hearing this method, Zheng Que nodded. Xiao Yiyang's analysis was very logical, and the method he proposed seemed to be quite feasible.

He now possesses the identity of a member of the Shu family, while Xiao Yiyang can be responsible for collecting clues and information here.

Next, as long as the two of them work together, they should be able to get through smoothly and break the "strangeness"!
Thinking of this, Zheng Que immediately said, "Okay, let's use this method."

"My current identity is still that of a member of the Shu family. Next, I will go back to the square and try my best to stall the 'head of the family' of the Shu family on the high platform for you."

"Use this time to gather as many clues as possible."

Snapped!
At this moment, Xiao Yiyang finally gathered enough strength and broke free of the ropes binding his arms.

Then, he took out a pale yellow talisman with a complex pattern drawn on it using crimson lines.

Xiao Yiyang handed it to Zheng Que, saying urgently, "Quick! Take it!"

Zheng Que was puzzled, but considering that the two of them would be working together in the future, he still reached out his hand.

When he made that move, the familiar death warning did not appear.

Therefore, Zheng Que accepted the talisman with peace of mind.

However, as soon as Xiao Yiyang got his hands on the talisman, he immediately cast a strange spell: "Break!"

The talisman in Zheng Que's hand immediately erupted with a mysterious and hidden spiritual power.

The next moment, he immediately felt as if a curtain had been drawn back over his body. The original hazy and blurry feeling vanished in an instant, and even the [Concealing Breath Talisman] on his body lost its effect. The aura of the fourth level of Qi Refining around him suddenly became extremely obvious.

Zheng Que was taken aback for a moment, but then quickly realized that Xiao Yiyang had used talismans to break through all his disguises!
Including the identity of a member of the Shu family!

The other party just said they needed to use his identity as a member of the Shu family, but then forcibly removed it from his identity. Is Xiao Yiyang out of his mind?
In a flash, Zheng Li immediately took a step back, placed two fingers on his forehead, and stared at Xiao Yiyang with extreme vigilance. At the same time, he coldly asked, "Fellow Daoist Xiao, what do you mean?"

Xiao Yiyang stood still, shook his head slightly, and explained with a smile, "Fellow Daoist Li is unaware of this."

"The method I'm about to describe can only help those with the identity of a member of the Shu family to break the deadlock."

“But I’ve just become an outsider. Even if I use this method, I’ll still be trapped in this ‘strange’ place and won’t get any benefits.” “So, this method can’t save both of us at the same time, so there’s no need to use it.”

"Besides, I am doing this for the sake of Daoist Li."

“This is an ‘oddity.’ If you continue to maintain your identity as a member of the Shu Family Fortress, you may seem to be safe for the time being, but over time, who knows if you will be assimilated into this ‘oddity’?”

"Time is of the essence, so there's no need for thanks."

"I have already thought of a solution. Now it is Fellow Daoist Li's turn to quickly come up with a way to break this deadlock. I will certainly cooperate!"

"This is just a 'strange' thing called the 'Tongue-Pulling Prison.' If we work together, what's there to worry about in breaking the deadlock?"

Working together with one heart?

With all my might, I will win your heart!

Zheng Que immediately cursed the other party's ancestors for eighteen generations in his mind, but at this moment, he suddenly felt as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over his head, his hair stood on end, a huge shadow suddenly loomed over his head, and his muscles involuntarily tensed up.

This is a warning of death!
Zheng Que's pupils dilated slightly, and without any hesitation, he immediately dodged to the side.

Whoosh!
The next moment, a condensed stream of black energy shot out from outside the door, instantly piercing through the spot where he had just been standing.

If he had hesitated even a fraction of a step, he would be a corpse by now!

It was that "head" of the Shu family who did it!

Before Zheng Que and Xiao Yiyang could react, countless ghostly creatures formed from smoke crawled into the house through the doors and windows like barnacles.

These ghostly creatures were shrouded in yin energy, and seemed to constantly emit black smoke, turning the already dim room into a dark and gloomy place.

After entering the house, they did not hesitate for a moment and immediately used their respective methods to attack Zheng Que and Xiao Yiyang.

The entire room instantly felt as if it had fallen into an ice cellar, with yin energy condensing into gray-black frost flowers on the ground, rapidly approaching the two of them.

At the same time, a deep, angry voice came from outside: "So, you're all outsiders!"

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Shujiabao.

Ghost cellar.

Behind the stone gate, Li Li'an and the others stared in fear and confusion at the cultivators in the prison.

The cultivator was disheveled, and it was unknown how long he had been imprisoned there. He slowly raised his head, revealing a bit of skin. His skin was covered with dense tattoos, which were actually continuous runes, like a fine net that tightly bound his entire body. They occasionally emitted faint light and gave off a sense of restraint, as if they were imprisoning something.

"Outsiders..."

A deep, hoarse voice echoed from behind the crimson iron fence, reaching the ears of those present.

Li Lian and the others were immediately shocked. This... is a living person?!
A middle-aged monk in a brown robe asked nervously, "Sir, are you from Shu Family Fortress?"

The locked-up monk let out a strange laugh and replied in a hoarse voice, "Half of it."

(End of this chapter)